A Sampling of Clips for 
January 14, 2005

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New Gene Principle Changes the Rules
Forbes, Jan. 13-Researchers are rewriting the rules for human genetics, and their findings have medical implications for conditions ranging from diabetes to cancer to heart disease. (Refers to research led by Xiang-Dong Fu, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD.) More

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Health Central, Jan. 13
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 13

Molecular Pathway that Turns a Juvenile Heart into an Adult
Heart Medical News Today, Jan. 14-Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine have discovered the molecular sequence of events in mice that turn a juvenile heart into an adult heart capable of responding to increased workloads. More

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Innovations Report, Jan. 14

California's Bold $3 Billion Initiative Hits the Ground Running
Science Magazine, Jan. 14-Now that the new California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is beginning to take shape, the debate has shifted from ethics and costs of stem cell research to how the enterprise will operate. (Quote by Edward Holmes, dean of the UCSD Medical School.) More

Expedition to Second Undersea Canyon will
Study Differences in Ocean Crust Construction
Innovations Report, Jan. 14-The second Duke University-led expedition since 1999 to a deep underwater canyon will take geologists to another place in the eastern Pacific Ocean where new sea floor was forged out of volcanic lava within the past several million years. Jeff Gee of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be joining the expedition. More